Acetylene-gas generator.



Patented Oct. 7, |902.

W. J. LOYER.

ACETYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

(Application med Apr. 11, 1902.-

' No Model.)

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VlLLlAM JOSEPH LOYER, OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. i

ACETYLENE-GAS GENERATOR.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 710,874, dated October 7, 1902.

Application led April 1l., 1902.

T0 all whom, it muy concern:

Beit known thatLWrLLIAi/i JOSEPH LOYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Marcos, in the county of Hays and State of Texas, have invented an Improved Acetylene- Gas Generator, of which the following is a specification.

The invention is an improvement in that class of acetylene-gas generators in which the carbid receptacle or holder is arranged upon the top of the gasometer or bell placed in a water-tank. I have provided an improved automatic valve mechanism for effecting discharge of the carbid into the Watenreceptacle as may be required to increase the supply of gas, the operation of said mechanism being effected by the descent of the gasometer below a predetermined point.

The invention is embodied in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, reference being had to accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is avertical central section of my improved generator, the tank being shown iilled with water and the carbid-valve being raised to allow discharge of carbid upon the table in the lower portion of the tank. Fig. 2 is another vertical section, but taken in a different plane from that shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. l is a plan view of the apparatus, the carbid-holder being removed.

A indicates a cylindrical water-tank which is open at the top, and B a bell adapted to work within the tank, it being supported at a greater or less height by the pressure of gas within it;

The tank A is supplied with water through a side spout or conductor a, which is arranged exteriorly to the tank and extends vertically along the side of the tank. The upper end of this conductor is ilared or funnel shape, and an opening or vertical slot a (see Fig. l) is formed in the side of the tank contiguous to the lower end of the conductor a. The

water is maintained at a level just below the mouth of the conductor, as shown in Fig. l. The gas-service pipe C, Fig. et, is arranged within the tank and extends above the water-line, while its lower end diverges laterally through the side of the tank.

The carbid-holder D may have any pre- Serial No. 102,398. (No model.)

ferred form and is arranged in the center of the top of the bell B and detachably connected therewith by means of a screw-joint. The open upper end of the holder D is provided with a screw-cover d to permit convenient introduction of the carbid.

A conical valve E is arranged in the conical lower end of the holder D and made of greater diameter than the discharge-opening d', so that when in normal position it rests upon the holderD adjacent to said opening,as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. A pendent rod or stem e is rigidly connected with the said valve E, its length being such that it eX- tends beyond the lower end of the gasometer B. lt will be apparent that if the said rod or stem e be forced upward the valve E will be raised correspondingly,and thereby permit discharge of the carbid from the holder B into the water in the tank. Aflared tube F is attached to and pendent from the bell B and arranged concentric with the stem e. Its function is to guide the carbid in falling orprevent its great lateral divergence. Below the said tube F, I arrange a horizontal table G, which is supported by means of a lateral rod H, rigidly connected with a vertical part H'. The latter is arranged in the water-conductor or feed-pipe a and adapt-ed to be adjusted higher or lower and also `rotate part of a revolution. The said horizontal rod H passes through the vertical slot a' in the side of the watertank A, and the vertical rod H slides in a guide or keeper c2, (see Fig. 1,) forming an attachment of the tank A. The guide t2 is provided with a clamp-screw I, by which the vertically-slidable rod 1l may be secured in any desired adjustment. The said rod is provided with a fixed collar 7L, which serves as a stop7 as hereinafter described. The upper end of rod Il is also provided with a short lateral extension 71,', that constitutes a handle for use in adjusting the same as conditions may require.

It will now be apparent that if the gas be drawn off from the bell B through the servicepipe C, so that the bell descends until the stern e of the valve E strikes upon the table G and the bell continues to descend, the valve will be raised, as shown in Fig. l, and thus permit discharge of a quantity of carbid, which will fall through the tube F into the ICO water and nally descend and lodge upon the table G. Gas will be instantly developed by the solution of the carbid in the water, and the bell B will again be raised, so that the valve E, closing, will cut off the discharge of carbid. It is obvious that this operation will be repeatedas often as the bell B falls or descends far enough to bring the valvestem into contact with the table G. It is further apparent that the table may be set at different heights by adjusting the rod H higher or lower and clamping it in the required position by the screw I. The collar h on the said rod serves as a stop, preventing the table from being raised higher than is practically required.

Upon loosening the screw I the table G may be rapidly moved up and down or shifted horizontally from side to side, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, for the purpose of stirring or dislodging carbid which may rest upon the table, so that the same may be thoroughly dissolved in the Water. The table G is provided underneath With a pendent flange g, which may extend considerably beyond the edge of the table, as shown in Figs. l and 3. This fiange is formed of a right angular strip of sheet metal and riveted in place alongside the table-supporting rod H, so that it serves to brace or strengthen the table and also as a means for stirring or agitating the water when the table is oscillated horizontally.

I provide the apparatus with a gas-discharge pipe K, which extends upward within the same and enters a tube b, pendent from the top of the bell B. The said tube is provided near its lower end with a lateral opening b. Vhen the bell B ascends so far that the opening b comes above the water, gas will enter the tube b,and thus escape through the pipe K. Upon the top of the bell B are arranged small pipes L, (see Figs l, 2, 4,) which connect the safety-tube l) and the flaring tube F with the body of the bell, so that gas has free passage through said pipes. At the junction of two sections of said pipe a stopcock Z is provided, so that passage of gas may be cut o when the carbid-holder D is being filled.

M, Figs. 2, 3, 4, indicates a cock for drawing off water from the tank A.

Having thus described my invention, what I claiin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an acetylenegas generator, the combination,with a water-tank, and bell arranged therein, and acarbid-holder secured upon the bell, of a valve arranged in the bell and having a pendent stem as described, a table or carbid-receiver located in the lower portion of the tank, and a rod supporting the same and extending vertically above the top of the tank, and a clamp-screw for holding it in any required ad j ustment, as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the water-tank, the bell arranged therein, and a carbid-holder secured upon the bell, of a valve arranged over the discharge-opening of said holder and having a pendent stein, and a horizontal table arranged in the lower portion of the tank and having a rigid supporting-rod extending horizontally and vertically, and adapted to be rotated and adjusted higher or lower for the purpose of shifting the table in the manner described.

3. The combination, with a water-tank, bell, carbid-holder, and a valve regulating discharge from the latter, of a horizontal table arranged in the lower portion of the tank and having a pendent flange extending across it and serving for the purposes specitied, and the supporting and adjusting rod connected with said table, and means for securing it in any required adjustment, as shown and described.

4. The combination with the water-tank and bell arranged therein, a carbid-holder secured upon the latter, ot' a iared guidetube attached to and pendent from the top of the bell and arranged concentricallywith the discharge-opening of the carbid-holder, and a horizontal table arranged in the lower portion of the tank and in vertical alinement with the dared tube, and means for supporting said table, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination, with the water-tank, having a vertical side spout, or water-conductor, and provided with a vertical slot in the wall adjacent to the lower end of said conductor, of a horizontal table serving as a carbid-receiver, and a rod attached thereto and passing through the said slot and having a vertical extension arranged in the said conductor, and means for securing the rod in any required vertical adjustment, as shown and described.

WILLIAM J OSEPH LOYER.

Witnesses:

W. D. TALMADGE, D. T. PEEL. 

